Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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